U21 World League

P. Strömberg Arena
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Boris Alegren started the match with the kick off. After 3 played minutes PAOK FC got a freekick which was hit by Miltos Straggas. Eutichios Kaligeros hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theodosis Giannou in the 10th minute of play forced PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Tony Tøndergaard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, PP Plessydask's Gösta Zander got a free kick in the 13th minute. Tony Tøndergaard showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Manos Arnidis, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Vassilis Sapanis made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Boris Alegren sent off a good shot on target. 1-0 became the score in the 17th minute when Boris Alegren elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Thanos Tsironis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Harry Haagenstjerne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Vassilis Sapanis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 25thth minute of the game Theodosis Giannou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but PP Plessydask's Tony Tøndergaard was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theodosis Giannou in the 27th minute of play forced PP Plessydask's goalkeeper Tony Tøndergaard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as PP Plessydask's John Lundström slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vassilis Sapanis. That made the score 2-0 after 34 minutes of play. Vassilis Sapanis made a fantastic save in the 45th minute, when Boris Alegren sent off a good shot on target. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Theodosis Giannou made the kick off in the second half. Minas Piliouras fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tony Tøndergaard having to interfere. If Eutichios Kaligeros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vassilis Sapanis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boris Alegren in the 60th minute of play. After 61 played minutes PAOK FC got a freekick which was hit by Manos Arnidis. Thanos Tsironis hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Vassilis Sapanis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boris Alegren, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Theodosis Giannou took the ball and in the 67 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tony Tøndergaard. Tony Tøndergaard dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. PP Plessydask's Tony Tøndergaard played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theodosis Giannou in the 73rd minute of play. When Eutichios Kaligeros fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored PAOK FC's protests and gave Eutichios Kaligeros a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to PAOK FC getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Eutichios Kaligeros hit a great ball. Vassilis Sapanis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Harry Haagenstjerne in the 82nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in PP Plessydask's zone, Theodosis Giannou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tony Tøndergaard came out of the goal and Theodosis Giannou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of PP Plessydask booed when PAOK FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eutichios Kaligeros didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of PP Plessydask booed when PAOK FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Miltos Straggas didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 98th minute of the match John Lundström sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vassilis Sapanis skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. PP Plessydask had won after a very even match.